FTE General Instructions

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1 Florida Department of Education Bureau of Education Information and Accountability Services and Office of Funding and Financial Reporting FTE General Instructions

2 Questions and comments regarding this publication should be directed to: Bureau of Education Information & Accountability Services, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 544, Tallahassee, Florida , (850) , ii

3 FTE General Instructions Introduction... v General Guidelines for Reporting... 1 Regular School Year... 1 Extended School Year Survey Periods... 2 Year-Round School Program Survey Periods... 3 Alternate Survey Period... 3 Courses Eligible for FEFP Funding During Regular 180-Day School Year... 4 Courses Reported Beyond Regular 180-Day School Year (Summer School and Year- Round School Intersessions)... 5 Common Student Identifier... 6 Student Number Identifier, Florida... 6 New Students... 6 Students who Move within the Florida Public School System... 7 Students Shared Between School Districts... 7 Recalibration of FTE to Specific Guidelines for Reporting... 9 Determining FTE Reported by Student and Course for Classes Operating During Survey Week... 9 Step 1: Setting Date Certain... 9 Step 2: Student Course Schedule Record... 9 Step 3: Membership/Enrollment Step 4: Attendance Step 5: Verification Step 6: Reporting Priority and FEFP Program Number Assignment Step 7: Reporting FTE Reported, Course Determining FTE Reported, Course Reporting Block-Scheduled Classes for FTE Reporting FTE Reported, Course for Summer Sessions Reporting FTE Reported, Course for End-of-Course Assessments Step 8: Local Edit Process Step 9: Conversion to Student Course Schedule Format iii

4 Step 10: Audit File Step 11: FTE Amendments Additional Instructions/Information Advanced Placement International Baccalaureate Advanced International Certificate of Education Industry-Certified Career Education Early Graduation Dual Enrollment Blended Learning Courses Virtual School Courses Delivered on a Public School Campus Virtual Instruction Delivered Through the District Dropout Prevention Programs English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), FEFP Program Number FTE Calculation and Reporting for Students in Department of Juvenile Justice and Juveniles Incompetent to Proceed Educational Programs Definition of Department of Children and Families/Department of Juvenile Justice Clients Reporting Nonpublic School or Home Education Students for FTE Funding Reporting Additional School Year Students Reporting Hospital/Homebound Students Reporting Therapies Occurring Less than Weekly Non-Resident ESE Students in Residential Facilities Local Record Keeping Procedures Requirements APPENDIX A DOE Schedule of State Processing Dates APPENDIX B FEFP Membership Minutes Per Week and Their Equivalent Value of FTE Reported, Course APPENDIX C Florida Education Finance Program Nubmers and Cost Factors APPENDIX D DOE Student Database Reporting Requirements for Students Participating in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program APPENDIX E DOE Student Database Reporting Requirements for Virual School iv

5 Introduction The FTE General Instructions includes new items and items that have been revised for clarification. Significant Changes Page 6 Removed references in the Common Student Identifier section describing the funding implications of using a common student identifier. Page 8 Added 0.5 FTE cap for students enrolled in one survey. Page 21 Removed references to Online Course Requirements. Page 21 Updated Industry-Certified Career Education reporting requirements for Survey 4 and Survey 4. Page 22 Updated Unpaid High School Credit section reporting requirements for and renamed the section as Early Graduation. Page 36 Added DOE Schedule for State Processing Dates. v

6 Overview The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) provides funding for a 180-day regular school year or the hourly equivalent of 180 days, with the following exceptions: Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) programs Juveniles Incompetent to Proceed (JITP) programs The Florida Virtual School Virtual instruction programs and virtual charter schools for the purpose of course completion and credit recovery pursuant to Sections and , Florida Statutes (F.S.) However, Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) Allocation and the Reading Allocation funds may be used for PK-12 courses offered beyond the regular 180- day school year, including intersessions. Even if no associated funding is provided, districts are required to report summer school FTE, including the FTE associated with extended school year programs and summer reading programs, for use by the Department of Education in preparing statistical reports, reviewing participation in selected summer programs, and planning for student growth. Courses offered by the Florida Virtual School, franchises of the Florida Virtual School, district virtual instruction programs, district virtual course offerings, virtual courses delivered on a public school campus, and virtual charter schools will be funded on the basis of successful course completion. Details on the reporting of FTE for students in these virtual education programs can be found in Appendix E of these instructions. Section , F.S., prohibits non-florida-resident exceptional students with disabilities who reside in a residential facility and receive special education or services from being reported for FTE funding through the FEFP. It further provides that the cost of instruction, facilities, and services for non-floridaresident students with disabilities be provided by the placing authority in the student s home state of residence (e.g., public school entity, parent, other placing authority). It also provides that the Florida residential facility where the student is placed is responsible for billing and collecting payments from the placing authority. Please refer to Appendix C for FEFP programs that are eligible for FTE reporting and funding for the current school year. Date certain is always the Friday of survey week. Adult postsecondary career and technical education and adult general education programs have been funded through Workforce Development since vi

7 All adult postsecondary career and technical education and adult general education program information is reported through the Workforce Development Information System (WDIS), with the exception of the portion of career postsecondary dual enrollment for which the district of enrollment is eligible to earn funding under the FEFP. These instructions provide a detailed explanation of the standard methodology for reporting eligible prekindergarten through grade 12 FTE by student by course. The instructions are organized as follows: 1. The first section outlines general guidelines for reporting, including information concerning general procedures, survey periods, eligibility criteria, definitions, and information regarding FTE reporting for unique scheduling approaches such as year-round schools and extended school year. 2. The second section provides specific procedures for reporting common student identifiers and the funding implications resulting from non-matching student identifications. 3. The third section describes the recalibration of FTE to 1.0 and the reporting guidelines. 4. The fourth section provides specific procedures, including records reporting, FTE reporting prioritization by FEFP program, calculation of FTE, the edit process, and procedures specific to PK-12 education. 5. The fifth section provides special instructions for reporting Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, Advanced International Certificate of Education courses, Industry-Certified Career Education courses, Online Course Requirements, Unpaid High School Credits, dual enrollment courses, Blended Learning courses, virtual courses delivered on a public school campus, Dropout Prevention Programs, and students enrolled in certain specific program areas. Instructions are also provided for students enrolled in nonpublic schools or home education programs who receive instructional services at public institutions and for hospital/homebound students. 6. The sixth section provides information on local record-keeping procedures. 7. Appendix A provides the schedule of state processing dates. 8. Appendix B provides a table of FEFP membership minutes and the equivalent value of FTE Reported, Course. vii

8 9. Appendix C provides a list of FEFP programs eligible for FTE funding for the current school year. 10. Appendix D provides information on reporting requirements for students participating in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. 11. Appendix E provides Virtual School reporting instructions. viii

9 General Guidelines for Reporting Regular School Year A separate Student Course Schedule format record must be reported for each class in which a PK-12 student is in membership during each Survey Period, regardless of the funding eligibility of that student, to participate in the Florida Education Finance Program. This requirement includes students not eligible because of attendance and students funded through the Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) Allocation or the Reading Allocation. The survey periods for record determination are set annually by the Commissioner of Education. For FTE reporting, the survey periods cover the following time frames: 1. Survey Period 1 (July) covers the time period from the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1) to the beginning of the defined 180-day school year. 2. Survey Period 2 (October) covers the first 90 days of the 180-day school year. 3. Survey Period 3 (February) covers the second 90 days of the 180- day school year. 4. Survey Period 4 (June) covers the period from the end of the 180-day school program to the end of the fiscal year (June 30). An additional Survey Period, Survey Period 5, covers reporting of prior school year data including the Advanced Placement, Advanced International Certificate of Education, and International Baccalaureate programs. Supplemental FTE for successful completion of a careerthemed course pursuant to Sections , , , and , F.S., and issuance of the highest level of industry certification is also reported in Survey 5. Unpaid high school credits for students who graduate early during the fiscal year under Section (1)(p), F.S., will also be reported in Survey 5. The data for this survey period covers the entire school year and is due at the beginning of August. It is critical that districts correctly report the FTE associated with these programs during the survey period processing time frame. 1

10 Hourly Equivalent to 180-Day School Year Each school district that participates in the state appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program must operate all schools for a term of 180 actual teaching days as prescribed by Section (2), F.S., or the hourly equivalent of 180 actual teaching days, as prescribed in Rule 6A , Florida Administrative Code (FAC). The hourly equivalent for kindergarten through grade 3 is 720 instructional hours and 900 instructional hours for students in grades 4 through grade 12. For a school operating on a double-session calendar, the hourly equivalent for kindergarten through grade 3 is 630 instructional hours and 810 instructional hours for students in grades 4 through grade 12. End-of-Course Assessment For each full-time student who passes a statewide standardized end-ofcourse assessment without ever being enrolled in the corresponding course, the district may report 1/6 of an FTE per course as prescribed in Section (1)(c)(VIII), F.S. These students should be reported in Survey Period 4 on the Student Course Schedule format. These students should be reported under FEFP program numbers 103 or 102 in period number Funding for these students will be calculated in the Final FEFP calculation. Extended School Year Survey Periods An extended school year program is separate and distinct from year-round school programs and summer school programs. Extended school year programs are a true extension of courses provided during the second semester of the regular 180-day school year with no break in instruction. Supplemental Academic Instruction allocation funds may be used for extended school year programs. The records for students attending the extended days of the school year must contain a Year-Round/Extended School Year FTE Indicator code of B to indicate that the FTE being reported is for extended school year instruction. The records for the first 180 days are reported as any other 180-day school year records. Extended school year survey periods for record determination and FTE reporting are reported in Survey 4 (June) and Survey 1 (July) and are not eligible for FEFP funding. 2

11 Year-Round School Program Survey Periods Survey periods for the Year-Round School Program are the same as for the regular fiscal year. The following descriptions specify how the count weeks are determined and how they are used in determining attendance and membership for FTE eligibility. Regular School Year Reporting Year-round schools should report the first 90 days of their regular 180-day school year in Survey 2 and the second 90 days of their regular 180-day school year in Survey 3, regardless of when the tracks are in session. Tracks Not in Session If it is survey week and the year-round school student track is not in session, then the last five days that the track was in session prior to survey week for both the October and February survey periods become the established survey period. Use the final five days for survey week and the preceding six scheduled class days for determining eligibility, and conduct the count in the normal manner. All current procedures for date certain and other related count issues apply. Intersession If the student is participating in instruction beyond 180 days during an offtrack period, the FTE Reported, Course for that student shall be reported in the survey period when the instruction occurs. For example, if the instruction occurs during the time frame covered by Survey Period 2, the FTE by student by course should be reported for that period either during the normal processing time for Survey Period 2 or as an amendment to Survey Period 2. Intersession survey week should be established by using the middle day/middle week of the period. Determine attendance and membership for eligibility in the normal manner. The records submitted for state processing must contain a Year-Round/Extended School Year FTE Indicator code of A to indicate that the FTE being reported is for beyond 180-day instruction. Alternate Survey Period Rule 6A (2), FAC: The Commissioner shall have the authority to establish for any school district or school an alternate date for a full-time equivalent membership survey or transported student membership survey within nine (9) weeks of 3

12 the regular statewide survey if evidence is submitted by the school district which indicates an abnormal fluctuation in student membership has occurred at the time of the statewide survey. The alternate date shall be established by the Commissioner prior to conducting the survey. In determining what constitutes an abnormal fluctuation, the Commissioner shall examine the historical trends in student membership and limit consideration to changes in which there is a variation in excess of twentyfive (25) percent in any school, or five (5) percent in the district between the membership count at the time of the statewide membership count and the alternate membership count due to factors such as major student boycotts; civil disturbances; in-migration or out-migration in agricultural, industrial, and federal installations or contractors; or providential causes beyond the control of the district school board. Section (13)(c), F.S., states that district school boards are required to request an alternative FTE survey for Department of Juvenile Justice programs experiencing fluctuations in student enrollment. The alternate survey date must be established by the Commissioner prior to conducting the scheduled statewide survey. If the Commissioner of Education approves an alternate survey period, the alternate survey data shall be used in place of the regular survey FTE and associated data, provided the FTE meets the percentage requirements specified in the rule. When the district requests an alternate survey, the letter of response from the Department of Education will include specific directions for confirmation of alternate survey results. If an alternate survey is approved, the district must still complete the originally scheduled survey and report the data for both the scheduled survey and the alternate survey. Courses Eligible for FEFP Funding During Regular 180-Day School Year During Survey Periods 2 and 3, PK-12 students are eligible to earn FTE if the class meets or is scheduled to meet during the survey week and the student meets both program membership and attendance requirements. In addition, Student Course Schedule records should be transmitted for students in PK-12 programs/classes that operate outside of survey week during the time frame covered by the Survey Period. Please see Appendix E for virtual school student reporting requirements. 4

13 Courses Reported Beyond Regular 180-Day School Year (Summer School and Year-Round School Intersessions) PK-12 courses offered beyond the regular 180-day school year, including intersessions, except Department of Juvenile Justice programs, Juveniles Incompetent to Proceed (JITP) programs, and Florida Virtual School courses, are not funded through the FEFP. The FTE for intersession and summer school courses is reported even though the FTE does not earn FEFP funds. For the purpose of course completion and credit recovery pursuant to Sections and , F.S., virtual instruction programs and virtual charter schools may operate beyond the regular 180-day school year, in accordance with Section (1)(c)2., F.S., and may report FTE for funding through the FEFP. Please refer to Appendix E for more detailed reporting instructions. The following summer school criteria/guidelines must be followed: 1. Report the FTE for courses offered beyond the 180-day school year as described in the section Reporting FTE Reported, Course for Summer Sessions. 2. A student in cooperative education or other programs incorporating on-the-job training, including apprenticeship, shall not be counted for more than 25 hours per week in all programs. 3. Do not report the FTE for enrichment or recreation courses. 5

14 Common Student Identifier Student Number Identifier, Florida The Florida Education Finance Program funding calculations, including the calculations authorized in Sections , , , and , F.S., shall include funding for a student only when all of the student s records are reported to the Department of Education under a common student identifier. Each district school board shall request that each student enrolled in a public school in this state provide his or her social security number, pursuant to Section , F.S. Each school district shall use social security numbers as student identification numbers in the management information system maintained by the school district. A student satisfies this requirement by presenting to school enrollment officials his or her social security card or a copy of the card. The school district shall include the social security number in the student s permanent records and shall indicate if the student identification number is not a social security number. The Department of Education will provide assistance to school districts to assure that the assignment of student identification numbers other than social security numbers is kept to a minimum and to avoid duplication of any student identification number. Student Number Identifiers should never be reassigned to another student, even if the student graduates or leaves the school district. The Student Number Identifier, Florida and Student Number Identifier-Alias, Florida assigned by the initial district of entry should remain with the student throughout the student s enrollment in Florida s PK-12 public schools, adult general education programs, and career and technical education programs. New Students The Student Number Identifier, Florida equals the social security number followed by an X. If a student does not provide a social security number, the initial school district of entry should assign the Student Number Identifier, Florida using the method prescribed by the Department of Education (DOE). The first two digits of the identifier issued must represent the district of initial entry into the Florida public school system. The last eight digits of the student identifier issued are district-defined to represent a unique student number within the district of original assignment. Upon a student s initial enrollment, the district copies the student s Student Number Identifier, Florida to the Student Number Identifier - Alias, Florida field, and this number must never change. 6

15 Students who Move within the Florida Public School System The Student Number Identifier, Florida should remain the same as the number initially created by the first district of enrollment. This requires school districts to provide the Student Number Identifier, Florida within a reasonable timeframe to the student s new district. This identifier must never change from the number assigned by the first district of enrollment, with the following exceptions: Student provides his or her social security number at a later date, or Student s social security number is incorrect as entered. In both of these exceptions the district must update the student s existing Student Number Identifier, Florida. However, the Student Number Identifier - Alias, Florida, must remain the constant. Students Shared Between School Districts Students shared between districts or with FLVS within the same reporting survey (different districts of instruction) must be reported using the same Student Number Identifier, Florida. This requires the district of enrollment to cooperate in providing the Student Number Identifier, Florida within a reasonable timeframe to other districts providing instruction to the student. 7

16 Recalibration of FTE to 1.0 All student FTE enrollment shall be capped at 1.0 FTE, except for FTE reported by Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) students beyond the 180-day school year. School districts should report all FTE enrollment regardless of the 1.0 FTE cap. The Department will combine all FTE enrollment reported for the student by all districts, including the FLVS Part-time Program. The Department will then recalibrate all reported FTE enrollment for each student to 1.0 FTE, if the sum of all reported FTE for the student exceeds 1.0 FTE. The FTE reported for extended school year periods and DJJ FTE enrollment earned beyond the 180-day school year is not included in the recalibration to 1.0 FTE. If a student only has FTE enrollment in one survey (Survey 2 or Survey 3), the FTE reported will be capped at 0.5 FTE including FTE reported in Survey 1 and Survey 4, except for FTE reported by DJJ students beyond the 180-day school year. 8

17 Specific Guidelines for Reporting Determining FTE Reported by Student and Course for Classes Operating During Survey Week For all classes operating during the survey week, the following procedures must be used to determine which student course schedules are reported. Step 1: Setting Date Certain Date certain for each survey will be the Friday of survey week. This applies to all schools in all school districts. The date certain during the FTE survey week is the specific time for setting the student's schedule as mentioned in the step below. Step 2: Student Course Schedule Record A local student course record containing all of the elements that will be used in reporting FTE Reported, Course and for meeting other state information requirements must be developed for each course in which the student is in membership. For more information regarding data elements, please see the student data element requirements at The following must be included in the record: A. Record Identifiers 1. District Number, Current Enrollment 2. School Number, Current Enrollment 3. Student Number Identifier, Florida 4. Survey Period Code 5. Fiscal Year B. Course Identifier Information 1. District Number, Current Instruction 2. School Number, Current Instruction 3. Term 4. Course Number 5. Section Number 6. Period Number 9

18 7. Days Per Week 8. Class Minutes, Weekly 9. FEFP Membership Minutes, Weekly (set to 0000 [all zeros]) 10. FEFP Program Number 11. FTE Reported, Course (set to 0000 [all zeros]) 12. FTE Eligibility Flag C. Other Data 1. Grade Level 2. Alias Number Identifier 3. English Language Learners: Instructional Model 4. Year-Round/Extended School Year FTE Indicator 5. Dual Enrollment Indicator 6. Career and Technical Education/Adult General Education Program Code 7. Location of Student Step 3: Membership/Enrollment Each PK-12 student must meet the membership requirement as discussed in this paragraph to be eligible to be reported, and must also meet the attendance requirement discussed in Step 4 to be eligible for funding. On the Friday of survey week, the district must capture the student course schedule for each student who is on the membership roll for that week. If the student has at least one day of membership during survey week, the student meets the membership requirement and is eligible for reporting. The student is in membership when he or she is officially assigned to a course or program by a school or district. Students who are not in membership during survey week should not be reported for FTE. For example, if the student's last day of membership is Friday prior to survey week, the student does not meet the membership requirement and is not eligible to be reported. 10

19 Step 4: Attendance Step 5: Verification For those PK-12 students who are not eligible to earn funding through the FEFP but are still on the district s membership roll (e.g., summer school students exclusive of DJJ and JITP students, and other students not eligible to earn FTE through the FEFP), the district must submit all records with all elements completed with valid information, with the following exceptions. For students who are not funded through the FEFP, the district should report 999 as the FEFP Program Number and 0000 (all zeros) for FTE Reported, Course. These records should be sent along with the records that will be addressed in Steps To receive FEFP funding for students, the district must determine whether students who have met the membership requirement have also met the attendance requirement outlined below. Using the Automated Student Attendance Record Keeping System, the district must verify that the student has been in attendance during the 11-day window. A student is considered to have met the attendance requirement if the student has been in attendance at least one day of survey week or on one of the six scheduled school days preceding the survey week when the school was in session. It should be noted that when the procedures outlined in the DOE Information Database Attendance Procedures are applied, the appropriate withdrawal code is shown on the day following the last day of membership. FTE eligibility as related to attendance for students in grades PK-12 is not determined on a course-by-course basis; instead, it is determined on a daily basis. The documentation that verifies that the student met the attendance requirements for FTE eligibility must be maintained for a period of three years or until all applicable audits have been completed, whichever is longer. For all students who meet the attendance requirements, Steps 5-9 must be followed. For those students who DO NOT meet the attendance requirements, set the FTE Eligibility Flag to N and convert the record to the State Student Course Schedule format. The FTE Reported, Course field should be set to 0000 and the FEFP Program Number should be 999. Go to Step 9 for details regarding continued processing of those records. For all students who meet the attendance requirements specified in Step 4, the district must verify that the course number referenced in the local student course record is a valid and fundable course number listed in the 11

20 official Course Code Directory for the reporting year or is in the Statewide Course Numbering System, and that the proper FEFP program number has been assigned to the course for that student. Private postsecondary course numbers are valid for courses in which a student is dually enrolled at such an institution. Non-fundable courses in the Course Code Directory are all study hall courses and transfer courses. Additionally, program membership through the various selection and placement procedures must be verified for students who are in special program categories. Audit records must be maintained for program membership as defined in the Local Record Keeping Procedures section. Other elements should be completed and verified as they relate to that course for that student. Step 6: Reporting Priority and FEFP Program Number Assignment Report all student course records using the appropriate FEFP program number. Please refer to Appendix C for a list of FEFP programs and program cost factors. Generally, students reported for funding in Programs 111, 112, 113, 254, or 255 should have their entire schedule reported under these program numbers, even if they are participating in ESOL or Career Education courses. There may be exceptions, including some hospital homebound (see page 31) and dual enrollment students (see pages 22-26). Use FEFP Program 999 for students who are not eligible for FEFP funding. Examples of students and courses that do not meet FEFP eligibility requirements include: Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) students (except for any time they are receiving ESE services) Students not meeting the attendance requirements Dual enrollment laboratory courses funded through the corresponding lecture courses Study hall courses and transfer courses Students in grades 7 through 12 who are enrolled for more than four semesters in exploratory career education Private school students served with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds Pursuant to Section , F.S., all automotive service technology programs must be industry certified. The State Board of Education adopted Rule 6A , F.A.C. regarding the certification requirements for these programs. Effective with the school year, students 12

21 enrolled in automotive service technology education programs that are not industry certified are not eligible to be reported for state funding. For any school with enrollments in automotive service technology programs in , fundable FTE may not be reported for students in until such time as the program is certified in accordance with the law and State Board of Education rule. For programs established after , school districts have three years for their programs to become certified. For information about courses in automotive service technology programs, please see the career and technical education curriculum frameworks at Courses not eligible for FEFP funding should be reported using Program 999. Step 7: Reporting FTE Reported, Course The number of hours for which a PK-12 student may report FTE is based on 900 hours per 180-day school year with the exception of DJJ students and JITP students. (See the section on FTE Calculation and Reporting for Students in Department of Juvenile Justice Educational programs.) To carry out the necessary calculations prior to creating the State Student Course Schedule format, certain conversions must be made to instructional time for specific students identified below to base instructional time on 1500 minutes weekly for all students. Be sure to see the formula below for conversion methodology. A. Students in Grade Level PK-3 who have Class Minutes, Weekly which, aggregated across all courses on an annual basis, are greater than or equal to 720 hours but less than or equal to 900 hours. The length of the school week in the formula below would be equal to the weekly minute equivalent of 720 hours of instruction (1200 minutes). B. Students in Grade Level PK-3 who are in a double-session school and have an aggregated annual value of Class Minutes, Weekly equal to or greater than 630 hours but less than or equal to 900 hours. The length of the school week in the formula below would be equal to the weekly minute equivalent of 630 hours of instruction (1050 minutes). C. Students in Grade Level 4-12 who are in a double-session school and have an aggregated annual value of Class Minutes, Weekly across all courses that is equal to or greater than 810 class hours but less than 900 hours. The length of the school week in the 13

22 formula below would be equal to the weekly minute equivalent of 810 hours of instruction (1350 minutes). D. Students in schools using a calendar with fewer than 1200 minutes per week for students in grade levels PK-3 or fewer than 1500 minutes a week for grade levels 4-12, for more than 180 instructional days. The length of the school week in the formula below would be equal to the weekly instructional minutes taught at the school. Therefore, the length of the week would always be less than 1200 minutes for grade levels PK-3 and less than 1500 minutes for grade levels All remaining classifications of students (those with a Grade Level of 4-12 in a regular session school) are funded based on the hours they earn converted to Class Minutes, Weekly. For those students who fall in categories A-D above, the value of Class Minutes, Weekly should be converted to a value based on 1500 minutes. For part-time students, the conversion should be based on the same number of hours as for full-time students in that school. Using the sorted course records from Step 6, convert the actual value of Class Minutes, Weekly (only for the purposes of reporting FTE Reported, Course) for each course to its equivalent value on a basis of 900 hours annually (1500 minutes weekly). The conversion is done by solving for x in the following equation: Class Minutes Weekly X = Length of School Week (minutes) 1500 X = converted value in class minutes weekly Each calculation is carried out five places to the right of the decimal point and rounded to four. The net effect of this conversion equation is to put all course records on the basis of 1500 weekly minutes for the purpose of reporting FTE Reported, Course. Using the equation above, a class that meets 220 class minutes during a school week of 1200 minutes would convert to a value of 275 class minutes, based upon a school week of 1500 class minutes (900 hours annually). See the example below: =

23 Determining FTE Reported, Course After equalizing the value of Class Minutes, Weekly for the students in the previous section, the following is required for all courses during Survey Periods 2 and 3: A. Using the course records from Step 6, determine the number of FEFP membership minutes the student is in membership for the first course. Using that value of FEFP Membership Minutes, Weekly, search the table in Appendix B for the same value and identify the value of FTE Reported, Course. This value will be reported as the FTE Reported, Course for that course. B. For each subsequent course record for a student, repeat the process in step A above. The resulting value is then added to the aggregated value of FTE Reported, Course. Repeat this process until there are no courses remaining to be considered for the student. A student s total reported FTE may exceed 1.0 FTE, prior to the recalibration by the Department. Reporting Block-Scheduled Classes for FTE Districts in which schools are scheduling classes that rotate lengths or offerings from one week to the next must report these classes in the manner described below. Block scheduling of this type is reported as an average of the time students are scheduled in classes. In order to properly report the block schedule: A. Determine the student s eligibility for reporting as it is normally determined. B. Add together the time the student is in each of the classes for the span of time being reported. This will include the survey week and the other weeks of the valid scheduling option. C. Use an average of the Class Minutes, Weekly to determine the value of FTE Reported, Course. Example: A student is block scheduled for 10 hours of a math course and 10 hours of a science course for alternating weeks. During survey week, the student's schedule reflects 10 hours of the math course and 0 (zero) hours of the science course. For the week following survey week, the student's schedule reflects 0 (zero) hours of the math course and 10 hours of the science course. For survey 15

24 week, the student's time for calculating FTE should be based on an average of 5 hours for the math course and 5 hours for the science course. Reporting FTE Reported, Course for Summer Sessions Within the PK-12 education program, summer classes that operate during periods of time other than survey week must be reported by determining the middle week or middle day (if less than a week) of the period for establishing membership. FTE must be reported in the fiscal year when the instruction occurs. The FTE for instruction that occurs in June must be reported in the June survey (Survey Period 4) and the FTE for instruction that occurs in July must be reported in the July survey (Survey Period 1). To calculate summer school FTE, divide scheduled hours for the summer session by 720 for grades PK-3 or 900 hours for grades This section does not apply to Virtual Instruction Courses. For other information regarding summer school reporting, please refer to the previous discussion in this document, Courses Reported Beyond Regular 180-Day School Year." Reporting FTE Reported, Course for End-of-Course Assessments For full-time students who pass a statewide standardized end-of-course assessment without ever being enrolled in the corresponding course, the district may report 1/6 of an FTE per course. These students should be reported in Survey Period 4 and will be funded in the Final FEFP calculation. The district must submit a Student Course Schedule record with the Course Number corresponding to the end-of-course assessment passed and a Period Number of No matching Teacher Course record is required. Step 8: Local Edit Process Using the records and all of the reported values of FTE Reported, Course, the district must apply certain edits prior to conversion of the district records to the State Student Course Schedule format. Among the specific edits to be performed, as they relate to FTE elements, are: A. OJT and DCT 16

25 Students who are enrolled in Course Numbers that are on-the-job training and cooperative training or similar programs that include training at non-school sites must have all time spent at school sites counted as part of membership hours. Total membership hours for school site, non-school site, on-the-job training, and cooperative training programs shall not exceed 25 hours per week of funded membership. Total membership hours in such cases may not exceed normal student membership hours for students in that school. B. Pullout Classes Pullout classes must be properly identified and reported with the appropriate period number. Also, the Class Minutes, Weekly must be adjusted for both the class from which the student was pulled and the class being reported as a pullout class. C. Prekindergarten FTE Prekindergarten students are not eligible for funding under the FEFP with the exception of (1) children of students in the Teenage Parent program reported using course number (Prekindergarten, Other) in FEFP Program Number 101, (2) students ages 3 and older with Grade Level PK who are reported in FEFP Program Numbers 111, 254, or 255 (excluding students who are gifted), and (3) students under age 3 reported in FEFP Program Numbers 111, 254, or 255 with disabilities (Exceptionality, Primary) of deafness or hardness of hearing, visual impairment, orthopedic impairment, intellectual disability, dual-sensory impairment, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, or established conditions. Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) students taught by the school district should be reported using course numbers (regular school year) and (summer). VPK students should be reported with FEFP Number 999 since they are not funded through the FEFP. Also, some PK students may be reported for time receiving ESE services for ESE programs that are funded through the FEFP. The student should only be reported in an ESE program for the time receiving ESE instruction. Any remaining time should be reported as FEFP Program Number 999. D. Survey Period Code Except as indicated in Appendix E, the Survey Period Code must be valid for the period covered by the data. For example, if the data are being reported for the first 90 days of the 180-day school year, the Survey Period Code must be 2. 17

26 E. Verification of Requirements Verify that the requirements of Section , F.S., and Rule 6A , F.A.C., have been met as they relate to the reporting of students under the Florida Education Finance Program. Step 9: Conversion to Student Course Schedule Format Step 10: Audit File Convert all district course records to the State Student Course Schedule format for running edits supplied by the Department of Education. Create an audit file that must be retained until all audits are made by both the Department of Education and the Legislative Auditor. Step 11: FTE Amendments Rule 6A (4), F.A.C., allows districts to make amendments to their FTE Student Membership surveys in accordance with the following schedule: Survey Period 1 (July) may not be amended after September 30, following the survey; Survey Period 2 (October) may not be amended after March 31, following the survey; Survey Period 3 (February) may not be amended after July 31, following the survey; and Survey Period 4 (June) may not be amended after August 31, or until a membership survey audit has been completed, whichever takes place first. Districts are encouraged to pay special attention to the error reports provided and make amendments accordingly. When Student Course Schedule records are submitted for reporting FTE, matching Student Demographic Information, Teacher Course records, Prior School Status/Student Attendance, and Exceptional Student Education records for students with active Individual Education Plans must also be submitted in order to avoid nulling of FTE. 18

27 Additional Instructions/Information Advanced Placement For a district to earn additional FTE for students in advanced placement courses, they must meet the following reporting requirements: 1. A Student Course Schedule must be developed for the specific course and student. 2. The course number must refer to an advanced placement course in the Course Code Directory. 3. The value of FTE Reported, Course must be calculated as for any other course. 4. A Teacher Course Record must be created for the course. 5. To earn 0.16 additional FTE, the student must have been enrolled in the Advanced Placement (AP) course and scored 3 or higher on the subject examination. These values are to be reported on the Student Additional Funding format in August (Survey 5) in the year of enrollment. These values may only be reported as multiples of Records submitted with values that are not multiples of 0.16 will be rejected. International Baccalaureate Districts may earn additional FTE for students who are in International Baccalaureate courses in the following two special cases: 1. When a student scores 4 or higher on a subject exam; and 2. When a student receives an International Baccalaureate diploma. To report a student for funding for this category, the district must submit a Student Additional Funding format in Survey 5 for the student. The format item for each of the categories must be completed accordingly. 19

28 The student who has been enrolled in International Baccalaureate course(s) and who scores 4 or higher on the subject examination is eligible to earn 0.16 additional FTE for each subject area. Multiple values of 0.16 may be recorded for the student, as appropriate, for the element FTE Reported, International Baccalaureate Score on the Student Additional Funding format. Records submitted with values that are not multiples of 0.16 will be rejected. For students who receive an International Baccalaureate diploma, the value of 0.30 FTE must be recorded for the element FTE Reported, International Baccalaureate Diploma on the Student Additional Funding format. Only the value of 0.30 FTE may be recorded for this element; otherwise, the record will be rejected. Advanced International Certificate of Education Districts may earn additional FTE for students who are in Advanced International Certificate of Education courses under the following special circumstances: 1. When a student scores E or higher on a full-credit subject exam or E or higher on a half-credit subject exam; and 2. When a student receives an Advanced International Certificate of Education diploma. To report a student for funding for this category, the district must submit a Student Additional Funding format in Survey 5 for the student. The format item for each of the categories must be completed accordingly. The student who has been enrolled in Advanced International Certificate of Education course(s) and who scores E or higher on the subject examination is eligible to earn an additional 0.16 FTE for each full-credit subject area. A value of 0.08 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in a half-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or higher on a subject examination. Multiple values of 0.08 and 0.16 may be recorded for the students, as appropriate, for the element FTE Reported, Advanced International Certificate of Education Score on the Student Additional Funding format. Records submitted with values that are not multiples of 0.08 will be rejected. For students who receive an Advanced International Certificate of Education diploma, the value of 0.30 FTE must be recorded for the element FTE Reported, Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma on the Student Additional Funding format. Only the value of 20

29 0.30 FTE may be recorded for this element; otherwise, the record will be rejected. Industry-Certified Career Education Survey 5 A value of 0.1 or 0.2 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a career-themed course as defined in Section (1)(b), F.S., and who is issued an industry certification identified annually in the Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The maximum FTE student membership value for any student in grades 6 through 8 is 0.1. A value of 0.2 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued an industry certification that has a statewide articulation agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of Education. For industry certifications that do not articulate for college credit, a value of 0.1 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each certification. To report a student for funding for this category, the career-themed course in which the student participated must be reported on the Career and Technical Education Student Course Schedule record in the current year, with the student reported as having passed an industry certification in the course Survey 5 CAPE Digital Tool Certificates A value of full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool certificates identified on the CAPE Industry Certification List and earned by students in elementary and middle school grades. CAPE Industry Certifications A value of 0.1 or 0.2 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a career-themed course as defined in Section (1)(b), F.S., and who is issued a CAPE Industry Certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a CAPE Industry 21

30 Certification that has a statewide articulation agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of Education. For CAPE Industry Certifications that do not articulate for college credit, a value of 0.1 FTE student membership shall be calculated for each certification. CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit hours. A value of 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the commissioner. General Notes The career-themed course in which the student participated must be reported on the Industry Certification Format record in the current year, with the student reported earning an industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List in the course. The maximum FTE student membership value for any student in grades K through 8 is 0.1. Early Graduation Districts may earn additional FTE for students who graduate early pursuant to Section , F.S. Pursuant to Section (1)(p), F.S., a district may earn 0.25 additional FTE for a student who graduates one semester in advance of the student s cohort and 0.5 additional FTE for a student who graduates 1 year or more in advance of the student s cohort. The additional FTE is reported by the school district where the student graduated. For additional FTE reported in the FEFP and all years that follow, the district must submit a Student Additional Funding format in Survey 5 22